''Sri Bannari Amman'' is a 2002 Tamil-language devotional film written and directed by

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. The film featured

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in the title role being her 175th project alongside

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and Laya, while

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plays a supporting role. The film, which had music composed by

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, released in April 2002.

Cast

as Sri Bannari Amman *

as Vaanamaalai * Laya as Bhavani *

as Kozhakatta Govindan *

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as a dancer(kutram enna song) *

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as a dancer (athi shivan song) *

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in a special appearance (atharvana bhatirakali devotee) *

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as Govindan's partner *

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as Govindan's partner *

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as Govindan's partner

Production

While marketing the film, the producers featured Sukanya, as well as Khushboo, who appear only in songs, as a selling point in the posters.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijaya T. Rajendar.

Release

The film opened to average reviews, with a critic from ''

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'' noting "if only one story had been woven into a nice screenplay, it would have sustained the tempo. A couple of small stories narrated in the film make the main story line weak.". ''BBThots'' wrote it "doesn't offer anything new or different from the other Amman movies". ''Screen'' wrote "Actually it seems that the director is more confused on whether to cash in on Vijayshanthi’s image or go in for more of the unusual stuff". The film was later dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Maha Chandi''.

References

2002 films Hindu devotional films 2000s Tamil-language films Films directed by Bharathi Kannan {{2000s-Tamil-film-stub